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Dax riding a bike.

He isn't even tall enough to ride on the seat, he has to ride on the bar. He hasn't gotten off this bike for like a week straight. It even sleeps to his bed at night. The bike isnt even ours, we are just borrowing it. It will be hard to have to give it back.

Getting Dax to bed.

Most night Dax is super easy to get to bed, but lately he has been such a good little self entertainer that I almost hate to break him away. So cute to see his imagination growing.

Frustrations.

First of all, I love a lot of things & I think that is what is adding to my frustration. There are so many things I want to do, so many things I want to accomplish. Finding the time to do them all & take care of the things that HAVE to be done is seriously the BIGGEST FRUSTRATION right now to me. I need to figure out a way to have BALANCE.

Second of all, I have 3 people that need a lot of attention from me, so much attention, that I am finding it very hard to have time to create anything. Also, very frustrating...

Third of all, sometimes I just need to vent...

& really all three of these things are the same thing, but I wanted to number them for fun.

ok, thats all for now. fun pictures to come soon. that is if I can find the time. (seriously)

new jewelry (soon).

Bad photo, I know. But you get the idea. Been working on sketches & ideas for new jewelry for my etsy shop & also a local show I am doing in AZ this month. I love coming up with new ideas & creating new stuff. Sometimes when you do that same pieces over & over it can get a little boring. So a slight change of pace will be good & fun.

cousin love.

This is one of Rudd's many cousins, Kennedy. She just turned 7 & is already talking about how when she gets a little older she wants to babysit Rudd. She just loves to hold him (until he starts fussing). I love that we live around so much family & they can just love this new little guy up!

profile photo.

I just changed my profile photo. I hadn't realized that it had been so long since I had changed it. But the photo that was up before was taken in NYC before I was even pregnant with Dax. It is so crazy how time has flown by since then. I can hardly believe that since then I have had 2 kids. It sure is amazing how time can sometimes feel like it's moving in slow motion, & other times it feels like it is flying by, flying by so fast that all of a sudden you have 2 kids. Time, what a crazy thing.

I am...

THANKFUL.

I made this sign from the monogram letters I bought on house of 3. I am loving them. There are so many things you can make with these letters. Seriously, they will get lots of use from me!! oh the possibilities.  This sign is hanging in our family room, where I spend most of my time these days, with the little ones. It has really got me thinking what I am THANKFUL for. Here's a short list, that really could go on & on.

1. A helpful husband.

2. A sweet 2 year old.

3. A snuggle bug 6 week old.

I don't know what I would do without all 3 of these people. I am just so THANKFUL.

New stuff.

Just added a few new items to my etsy shop. Working on more stuff to add as well. Check it out. It feels so good to be back up & doing creative stuff after taking a short break to have another baby.

Rudd's Journal

My good friend heidi gave me the challenge of taking 1 photo a day of this new little guy that has entered our lives. & So I thought, I can do this, it's only 1 photo a day, right? It's harder than it seems, but I am doing my best at doing it for at least the whole month of October. I have even made a 5x7" card/ scrapbook page of each day. I am loving how it's turning out. It really shows how much he is growing & becoming a very important part of our lives. What would we do with out you Rudd?

To see the other pages I have done so far, look to the left under Rudd's Journal.

Filling our days.

Having a new baby seems to be the ultimate juggling act. At least for me it has been. It's not even the new baby really, it's Dax that seems to be even harder. I am sure here in a few weeks we will have it all straightened out & under control, but for now we are trying to fill our days with things to do around the house. I took these photos today of the boys again. Dax was being such a big brother helper holding is little brother so good, all by himself. Dax is looking so old to me lately, I guess that is probably because of Rudd seeming so small. Funny how prospective changes on things.